Founded in 1561 by Sir Thomas White and originally at St Lawrence Pountney, EC4. In 1875 moved to newly built premised at Charterhouse, mainly to enable expansion. But by 1929 it had been decided that London was too dirty and congested and the playing fields were too far away so the school moved to Sandy Lodge, Hertfordshire, selling the site to St Barts Hospital.
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Merchant Taylors' School
The Great Cloister of The London Charterhouse, 1371 - 1538, once occupied thi...
{Beneath the Merchant Taylors' crest:} Site of Merchant Taylors' School 1561 ...
Pioneer of Physical Education for Women. A Swedish supporter of women's righ...
Charity. John Roan who died in 1644, was Yeoman of Harriers to King Charles I...
When LCC was replaced with the GLC the body responsible for education became ...
